SLAPP #1 | Sedat Cezayirlioğlu
We discuss Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) as a strategic counter-tactic used by companies to pressure and intimidate human rights defenders in the field of ecology, urban, and environmental rights, with a focus on Turkey.
Sedat Cezayirlioğlu from İliç has been actively fighting against the environmental destruction caused by the Çöpler Gold Mine for approximately seven years. We met with Sedat Cezayirlioğlu in Erzincan on July 22, 2022, to discuss the judicial harassment he has faced, ranging from lawsuits filed by the company to criminal complaints.
*Strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) refers to legal actions initiated by a company or its executives/employees to silence, intimidate, and deter rights defenders who voice their objections or criticisms about corporate activities and who use their right to participate in decision-making processes, their freedom of expression or freedom of assembly.
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